Football Preview: Pennington Tigers vs. Ohatchee Indians
The Pennington Tigers will face off against the Ohatchee Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ohatchee took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Pennington, who comes in off a win.
If Ohatchee heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Pennington took over last week. Everything went Pennington's way against Glencoe on Friday as Pennington made off with a 35-14 victory.
Connor Timmerman was a one-man wrecking crew for Pennington as he threw for 231 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Jacob Duckett helped Timmerman out on the ground, picking up 46 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 52 yards on only five carries.
Pennington's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jj Ortiz and Josiah Coover. Coover is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made nine or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Jesse Amos was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Ohatchee came up short against Piedmont on Friday, falling 46-20. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 82nd).
Pennington's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. As for Ohatchee, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
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